I think you would be hard pressed to find any item at WalterWorld that is made from the "bad" plastic.Think....about all those terribly cute babies one see's at WW slobbering and sucking on something plastic while cruising around in their baby seats.Oh, to be young again and have babies....

Exactly my point; Walmart's lawyers/buyers want to be double sure that any product in the house is safe. No matter how much you slobber on it, no? They take the "maybe" out of the equation.

Bob,

I'm sure that Wal-Mart does not want to sell something that is knowingly harmful when used for its intended purpose, or might be the subject of a recall, but otherwise it can't spend its time worrying about every possible harm that a product might cause. For those cases, Wal-Mart would rely on indemnity by its suppliers in the event someone sues or threatens to sue Wal-Mart for a perceived harm resulting from use of any product sold by Wal-Mart. Every supplier agreement will have indemnity provisions. Even a supplier might be spared liability if a product is used for other than its intended purpose.

I'm sure that Wal-Mart does not want to sell something that is knowingly harmful when used for its intended purpose, or might be the subject of a recall, but otherwise it can't spend its time worrying about every possible harm that a product might cause. For those cases, Wal-Mart would rely on indemnity by its suppliers in the event someone sues or threatens to sue Wal-Mart for a perceived harm resulting from use of any product sold by Wal-Mart. Every supplier agreement will have indemnity provisions. Even a supplier might be spared liability if a product is used for other than its intended purpose.

Peter

Indemnity can quickly turn unsplendidly. And I am not talking about intended use liability here (that too can become a can of worms, believe it).

Unless you are planning on storing wine, wouldn't it be easier to just add a second refrigerator to your garage, than converting that wine cooler? When the party is over, you will have extra fridge space. Just a thought.

Unless you are planning on storing wine, wouldn't it be easier to just add a second refrigerator to your garage, than converting that wine cooler? When the party is over, you will have extra fridge space. Just a thought.

TomN

Tom,

The combination of small size, price, and temp control on the wine cooler is what I was looking for. Originally I was going to get an external thermometer (Johnson Control, etc) and attach it to a small fridge, and I may still yet!

The combination of small size, price, and temp control on the wine cooler is what I was looking for. Originally I was going to get an external thermometer (Johnson Control, etc) and attach it to a small fridge, and I may still yet!

But we'll see how my setup works for now.

Most of the time I'm just doing about 10-15 dough balls anyways.

John K

Not to mention this has a very big cool factor. I know you are after control John...don't hurt to do it in style though.

I emailed Sterilite, gave them the product #, and they responded quickly. I feel better about using these for my guests. Thanks Bill!

John K

John,

Thank you for contacting Sterilite. Our products are made of polypropylene or polyethylene plastic, which are food safe materials. These materials meet FDA requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations for all food contact excluding actual cooking applications.

No Latex, BPAs (bisphenol A), PVCs, Teflon, or other stain resistant chemicals are used in our manufacturing process.

Sterilite does not use any harmful materials in the production of our products.

I got the iGrill as a gift. It's very cool in that is has a graphing function (real time) so you can see trends. Also cool in that it reads out on your iPhone. But Bluetooth has limited range (20-25 feet for me).

Two probes of course. "Globe" function lets you tap on flags on map and you can see what others are cooking around the world ( if you care to do that type of thing.)

Really too bad. I have similar experience with a small portable Samsung refrigerator. It does not have a temperature display/setting - it has the old fashioned 0-9 dial. If I want to keep it in the 60's it is very hard to regulate. A small adjustment can move it 10 degrees. Similar fluctuations when you open the door.

Currently, I ferment my doughs (TXCraig1 style) in the crawl space, basement part of my house. This time of year it stays in a range of roughly 60-68. We are in the process of kitchen update planning and are thinking of a small fridge. I suspect my dough needs will be (appropriately) banished to a small fridge in the garage. I was hoping your find would do the trick.